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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 931617"><p>Maybe Canada should fight for its independence before it tries to overthrow another country's leadership.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From Wikepedia:</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>monarchy of Canada</strong> is the core of both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federalism" target="_blank">federalism</a> and its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_system" target="_blank">Westminster-style</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy" target="_blank">democracy</a>,[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-0" target="_blank">[1]</a>[/SUP] being the foundation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_(government)" target="_blank">executive</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature" target="_blank">legislative</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary" target="_blank">judicial</a> branches of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Canada" target="_blank">Canadian government</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada#Government" target="_blank">each provincial government</a>.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-MacLeod17-2" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-DCH20094-3" target="_blank">[4]</a>[/SUP] The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II" target="_blank">Elizabeth II</a>, who as sovereign is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_union" target="_blank">shared</a> equally with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" target="_blank">fifteen other countries</a> within the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" target="_blank">Commonwealth of Nations</a>, all being independent and the monarchy of each legally distinct. For Canada, the monarch is officially titled <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_and_style_of_the_Canadian_monarch" target="_blank">Queen of Canada</a></em> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" target="_blank">French</a>: <em>Reine du Canada</em>), and she, her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_monarchs#List_of_royal_consorts_of_Canada" target="_blank">consort</a>, and other members of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#Canadian_Royal_Family" target="_blank">Canadian Royal Family</a> undertake various public and private functions across the country and on its behalf abroad. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution" target="_blank">constitutional</a> role. While several powers are the sovereign's alone, because she lives predominantly in the United Kingdom, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Canada are carried out by the Queen's representative, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" target="_blank">governor general</a>. In each of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" target="_blank">Canada's provinces</a>, the monarch is represented by a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_(Canada)" target="_blank">lieutenant governor</a>, while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy" target="_blank">viceroy</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Why do you suppose the term "the Crown" is referenced in legal proceedings in Canada? The above is the reason why</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 931617"] Maybe Canada should fight for its independence before it tries to overthrow another country's leadership. From Wikepedia: The [B]monarchy of Canada[/B] is the core of both [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL]'s [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federalism']federalism[/URL] and its [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_system']Westminster-style[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system']parliamentary[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy']democracy[/URL],[SUP][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-0'][1][/URL][/SUP] being the foundation of the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_(government)']executive[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature']legislative[/URL], and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary']judicial[/URL] branches of the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Canada']Canadian government[/URL] and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada#Government']each provincial government[/URL].[SUP][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-1'][2][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-MacLeod17-2'][3][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#cite_note-DCH20094-3'][4][/URL][/SUP] The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II']Elizabeth II[/URL], who as sovereign is [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_union']shared[/URL] equally with [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm']fifteen other countries[/URL] within the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations']Commonwealth of Nations[/URL], all being independent and the monarchy of each legally distinct. For Canada, the monarch is officially titled [I][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_and_style_of_the_Canadian_monarch']Queen of Canada[/URL][/I] ([URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language']French[/URL]: [I]Reine du Canada[/I]), and she, her [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_monarchs#List_of_royal_consorts_of_Canada']consort[/URL], and other members of the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#Canadian_Royal_Family']Canadian Royal Family[/URL] undertake various public and private functions across the country and on its behalf abroad. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution']constitutional[/URL] role. While several powers are the sovereign's alone, because she lives predominantly in the United Kingdom, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Canada are carried out by the Queen's representative, the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada']governor general[/URL]. In each of [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada']Canada's provinces[/URL], the monarch is represented by a [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_(Canada)']lieutenant governor[/URL], while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy']viceroy[/URL]. [B]Why do you suppose the term "the Crown" is referenced in legal proceedings in Canada? The above is the reason why[/B] [/QUOTE]
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